Comments on: The Writing on the Wall http://benabuya.com/2006/09/26/the-writing-on-the-wall/ looking for alternative explanations Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:38:31 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Idetrorce http://benabuya.com/2006/09/26/the-writing-on-the-wall/#comment-7355 Idetrorce Sat, 15 Dec 2007 14:56:08 +0000 http://deba.wordpress.com/2006/09/26/the-writing-on-the-wall/#comment-7355 very interesting, but I don't agree with you Idetrorce very interesting, but I don’t agree with you
Idetrorce

]]> By: danastasio http://benabuya.com/2006/09/26/the-writing-on-the-wall/#comment-7058 danastasio Sun, 18 Nov 2007 10:55:31 +0000 http://deba.wordpress.com/2006/09/26/the-writing-on-the-wall/#comment-7058 מנא מנא תקל ופרסין i am search the expression with in Aramaic style : Mna, mna, tkl o prsym (מנא מנא תקל ופרסין) Thank you very much Cordially מנא מנא תקל ופרסין
i am search the expression with in Aramaic style :
Mna, mna, tkl o prsym (מנא מנא תקל ופרסין)

Thank you very much
Cordially

]]> By: Codex: Biblical Studies Blogspot » Blog Archive » Biblical Studies Carnival - Best of 2006 http://benabuya.com/2006/09/26/the-writing-on-the-wall/#comment-303 Codex: Biblical Studies Blogspot » Blog Archive » Biblical Studies Carnival - Best of 2006 Tue, 09 Jan 2007 23:42:38 +0000 http://deba.wordpress.com/2006/09/26/the-writing-on-the-wall/#comment-303 [...] Heard of Higgaion fame. Other great posts include Simon Holloway’s post on the mysterious Writing on the Wall in the story of Daniel 5 over at דבר אחר (dawar acher, literally “another [...] [...] Heard of Higgaion fame. Other great posts include Simon Holloway’s post on the mysterious Writing on the Wall in the story of Daniel 5 over at דבר אחר (dawar acher, literally “another [...]

]]> By: k perry http://benabuya.com/2006/09/26/the-writing-on-the-wall/#comment-36 k perry Sat, 14 Oct 2006 19:32:31 +0000 http://deba.wordpress.com/2006/09/26/the-writing-on-the-wall/#comment-36 I would like a simple explanation of what was actually being said. I would like a simple explanation of what was actually being said.

]]> By: Simon http://benabuya.com/2006/09/26/the-writing-on-the-wall/#comment-17 Simon Thu, 05 Oct 2006 14:08:23 +0000 http://deba.wordpress.com/2006/09/26/the-writing-on-the-wall/#comment-17 That's fantastic! While part of me certainly sighs at the fact that I am not the first to stress the importance of translating those words, I am nonetheless thrilled to see that somebody else did such a good job of it! It's a very loose translation, of course, but where it sacrifices form it does a far better job of maintaining the content than anything else I've ever seen. That’s fantastic! While part of me certainly sighs at the fact that I am not the first to stress the importance of translating those words, I am nonetheless thrilled to see that somebody else did such a good job of it! It’s a very loose translation, of course, but where it sacrifices form it does a far better job of maintaining the content than anything else I’ve ever seen.

]]> By: John Cowan http://benabuya.com/2006/09/26/the-writing-on-the-wall/#comment-16 John Cowan Thu, 05 Oct 2006 13:59:05 +0000 http://deba.wordpress.com/2006/09/26/the-writing-on-the-wall/#comment-16 The Smith-Goodspeed <i>American Translation</i> used a wording similar to yours: "You have been quartered, halved, and cent to perdition." Some of the rhythm of the Aramaic is preserved here as well. (In 1931 the half dollar was probably more familiar than it is today.) The Smith-Goodspeed American Translation used a wording similar to yours: “You have been quartered, halved, and cent to perdition.” Some of the rhythm of the Aramaic is preserved here as well. (In 1931 the half dollar was probably more familiar than it is today.)

]]> By: Simon http://benabuya.com/2006/09/26/the-writing-on-the-wall/#comment-4 Simon Tue, 26 Sep 2006 22:01:33 +0000 http://deba.wordpress.com/2006/09/26/the-writing-on-the-wall/#comment-4 Good question: two of the words within the clue are actually doubled; <i>mene</i> is written twice, and <i>paras</i> is pluralised. The plural <i>paras</i> might be explained away by giving it two, rather than one, levels of interpretation: God is <i>dividing</i> your kingdom and giving it to the <i>Persians</i>; I don't know what the second layer of meaning might be for <i>mene</i>... I would <i>like</i> to think that it might function as a cryptic operator? The verb "number" serving as an indication of the nature of the clue. That would be nice, but those sorts of clues are probably of much later development. In reality, it's probably there to give the line a certain rhythm, or even to imitate a verse with which people might already have been familiar. And thanks, by the way. The site was designed by "Beccary", whose name you can see if you scroll right down to the bottom. Good question: two of the words within the clue are actually doubled; mene is written twice, and paras is pluralised. The plural paras might be explained away by giving it two, rather than one, levels of interpretation: God is dividing your kingdom and giving it to the Persians; I don’t know what the second layer of meaning might be for mene…
I would like to think that it might function as a cryptic operator? The verb “number” serving as an indication of the nature of the clue. That would be nice, but those sorts of clues are probably of much later development. In reality, it’s probably there to give the line a certain rhythm, or even to imitate a verse with which people might already have been familiar.
And thanks, by the way. The site was designed by “Beccary”, whose name you can see if you scroll right down to the bottom.

]]> By: Conrad http://benabuya.com/2006/09/26/the-writing-on-the-wall/#comment-3 Conrad Tue, 26 Sep 2006 19:04:49 +0000 http://deba.wordpress.com/2006/09/26/the-writing-on-the-wall/#comment-3 This passage has long fascinated me--there always seemed something more, something mystical to it, than the explanation given. Why mene repeated? Very pretty new site, btw: did you design it yourself? This passage has long fascinated me–there always seemed something more, something mystical to it, than the explanation given. Why mene repeated?

Very pretty new site, btw: did you design it yourself?

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